Some families in Gascony still raise pigs for their own consumption. The pig is washed before being butchered. This pig is blisfully unaware of what is to come.
When the French say that they're doing 'La tournée des grands-ducs', it means that they are going on a classy drinking tour of all the best joints in town. An upmarket pub crawl.
Often one sees the 'papis', wearing their berets, sitting in the car park while their wives do the shopping. Women of that generation often don’t drive, so they need a chauffeur. The men don’t often cook either, so they don’t get involved in the buying.
Below the chateau of Lavardens, half way through a long day of bringing in the wheat, the farmers gather to eat a well-earned lunch in the shade of the trees.
Long summer lunches, in the shade of a tree. The soft 'pop' of a cork (or five) and the deliciously refreshing slurp of a rosé. Santé!
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Some families in Gascony still raise pigs for their own consumption. The pig is washed before being butchered. This pig is blisfully unaware of what is to come.
